Two-third of Americans view China unfavorably, the highest level since the Pew Research Center began conducting the poll in 2005.
Americans across the political spectrum have shown an increasingly negative view of China as the coronavirus pandemic continues, with 62 percent of respondents in a new poll saying the Asian nation's power and influence are"a major threat."from the Pew Research Center published Tuesday reveals that two-thirds of Americans now have an unfavorable view of China. Meanwhile, only 26 percent of Americans have a favorable view of the country.
That's also a nearly 20-point rise in unfavorability since President Donald Trump took office in 2017. It's also 6 points higher than when the survey was conducted last year, when 60 percent of Americans viewed China negatively. The number of those viewing the Asian country positively remained the same over the past year but has declined dramatically from 44 percent at the beginning of Trump's term.
Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with President Donald Trump before a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Osaka, Japan, on June 28, 2019.Trump repeatedly criticized China and U.S. policy toward the Asian nation during his 2016 presidential campaign. In 2018, the president launched an ongoing trade war with China that had been headed toward a resolution before the spread of the coronavirus pandemic within the U.S.
While Republicans and those who lean Republican are more likely to view China unfavorably, the majority of Democrats and those who lean Democrat also have an unfavorable view of the country. According to the Pew Research data, 72 percent of Republicans view China negatively, and 62 percent of Democrats do as well.
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